How Do Firms Respond to Unplanned Inventory Changes? What Is

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How do firms respond to unplanned inventory changes? What is the effect on their production and GDP?

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Definitions:

Negative Contrast Effect

The effect in which a shift from high to low reward magnitude produces a lower level of responding than if the reward magnitude had always been low.

Reward

A beneficial stimulus that increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated when it follows that behavior.

Variable-interval Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in which rewards are given following a variable amount of time.

Responding

The act of reacting to a stimulus or situation, often used in the context of behavioral psychology.